Crime & Safety

Man Set Fire, Robbed Neshaminy Mall: Police (ICYMI)

Bensalem Police say the man set fire to a dumpster, then went inside the mall and took several items on Saturday.

Bensalem Police say the man set fire to a dumpster, then went inside the mall and took several items on Saturday.
Bensalem Police say the man set fire to a dumpster, then went inside the mall and took several items on Saturday. (Photo via Bensalem Police Department)

UPDATE: Police said Monday afternoon that the man in the photograph has been identified and was in police custody.

BENSALEM, PA — Police in Bensalem are looking for a man they say set a fire at Neshaminy Mall, then went inside and stole merchandise while it burned.

The arson and theft happened on Saturday, according to Bensalem Township Police.

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Police say the man set a fire in a dumpster outside the mall, then went inside and stole several items from a cellphone repair kiosk.

The man is described as a thin, white male with a beard, standing about 5'10". He was wearing a black, hooded Eagles sweatshirt and jeans. Police shared a surveillance image of the man on Monday.

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Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact Bensalem Police at 215-633-3719.

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